Shop Til You Drop!!

This is EXACTLY what we did this weekend.  Kathy, Trina, Trilby, and I began the weekend by shopping at VF Friday night since Trilby had an extra 30% employee discount.  We got GREAT buys, really we did!!  After a late night snack we headed home to bed.

We were up bright and early Saturday morning to head for Des Moines.  We have ladies day out to attend the big craft show at the fairgrounds each year.  Last year we centered our day around pregnant girls. (Well, just Trina that we knew of at the time.)  This year we centered some activities around babies!  Brittany stayed home to rest since Dakota hadn't been sleeping well, and we took two cars so Tasha could drop Clara off at her other grandma's for the day.

We spent several hours at the craft show, and some of us got great buys!  Then we headed for Jordan Creek Mall.  We usually eat at The CheeseCake Factory, but someone(umm....Kathy?) said she didn't really like it, so we ate at Joe's Crab Shack.  We had to find something to do while we waited so we chose to do this:

We agreed to find a new place to eat next year.  Any suggestions???

I forgot to take my camera, so we took a photo with my phone, but blogger won't load it!  

We hit the mall, Target, and Wal-Mart and finally made it home about 9:00p.m.

Good company, good laughs, good buys, and good food made for a great day.  

We'll do it again in 2011!!

Weekend Fun!

Trilby and the boys were here for supper Thursday evening.  Grandpa decided to put his new train together much to the boys' delight!!  They were a lot of help. 

Bud has wanted a train to put under the tree for a long time, and this year he purchased the Holiday Express.  It blows it's whistle, goes backwards, and puts out smoke that actually smells!  I'm not sure who was more tickled with the train--Grandpa or the boys!

Saturday I spent the day sewing.  I got Chance's stocking finished and hung on the mantle. 

I made several Christmas gifts, so I can't show you what I made, but I can show you some fabric,

some applique,

and some embroidery.

Saturday night we joined my colleagues for a little bowling and supper out.  It was a fun time!

Every year my sister, my niece, my girls, and I head to Des Moines for a big craft show at the fair grounds.  We usually hit Target and then the craft show.  I have no photos from the craft show since they don't allow that.  Next, we met SIL-Jude, nieces-Tracy and Kelly, and great-niece-Kalyn for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory at Jordan Creek.  Just look at that yummy cheesecake on the table!

Then we were off to do a little shopping and head home.

What a fun time we had!